Headlight



1. W. PEPPLE.

HEADLIGHT APPLICATION FILED OCT. I6, |919.

Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

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HEADLl/GHT.

APPLlcAloN FILED ocT.15,. 1919.

Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- JOHN W. rEPrLE, or sANANToNIo, TEXAS.

HEADLIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 26, 1920.A

Application led October 16, 1919. Serial N0. 330.948.

To all lwhom t may concern:

, Be it known that I, JOHN W..PEPPLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Headlights, of which thefollowing is a specification. 1

This invention relates to dirigible headlights for motor vehicles. f

The objects, briefly stated,la`re toprovide a structure uwhereby theheadlights may be placed in an operative position of relative safety; toprovide a structure which will permit the use of strong headlights witha maximum of safety to drivers ofl other ,vehicles, and obviate thenecessity of employing dimmers for such headlights; to provideheadlights which will be readily adjustable as regards elevation; toprovide for rendering the dirigible mechanism inop-r erative if sodesired; to provide for the concealment of the operating parts, therebyto insure a most neat and pleasing appearance in combination with thevehicle structure; and to providemechanism which may kbe quickly andeasily a-ppliedto any type of motor vehicle. f

With the above objects in view, my invention consists in certainfeatures of structure, combinatiomand relation which ywill be set forthas the statement proceeds. What isnow considered as the preferredembodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying invention,'whereinz` Figure 1 is a side elevation, vpartly in section, showing aform of'myfapparatus as applied'to an automobile.

Fig. 2 is a', plan view showing the lights as arranged on the top of thevehicle.

rotatable lamps.

Fig. l shows 1n detail a form of theop-` Fig. 3 is a detail of the beltdrive for the` floor is a lamp-elevating support 2, which is preferablya rectangular body of wood, metal, or other suitable material and whichis adapted to be tilted upon its hinges to effect changes in theelevation of the lamps by any suitable means, the form'illustrated inthe drawings being a thumb screw 3, mounted in a threaded collar in andextend-v ingy through the floor member 1, the'head of the screw projecting beneath thefioor mem'- ber within reach of the occupantoftheveporting shank being provided with a set j screw 9EL by means of whichthe lamps may be adjusted relative to said shank. The lamp stem isprevented from undue lateral movement by means of bracket 11 which isaffixed to the lamp-elevatingmember 2, and p has r'suitable aperturesthrough vwhich the lamp stems pass. A bracket 12 is positioned ontheHoor member 1 in front of the lamp` supporting structure, which brackethas depending from its top center portion a cylindrical projectionsl,which projection has i formed on one of its side faces a lug 14. Avertical, rotatable rod 15 carrying atits lower end a sheavey 1G isjournaled ina bracket 17 within the engine housing of the vehicle. Thisrod 15 extends upward through the floor member 1 and has formed thereonnear the top end a lug 18. Slidably mounted on the upper end of rod 15and on the lower end of cylindrical projection 13 is a sleeve19 havingformed on its outer face about midway of `the length a collar 2O.y Thissleeve 19 constitutes a sheave operativelyconnected to rotatable lampshanks Gbymeans offa'belt 21. Sleeve 19 has its upper `andlower edgesnotched, as indicated at '22 and 23, which notches engage withprojections 14 and 18, respectively. Vertical movement is imparted tothis sleevel through the medium of a spring-handled forked elevatinglever 24, the forks of which par-y tially surround said sleeve and bearon the under side of collar 20. This lever is pivoted on standard 25affixed to the lamp-elevating support 2 and a detent 26 is carried byelevating support 2 by means of which the handle of said lever may belocked in position. Sheave 16V on the lower end of rod 15 is rotated bymeans of belt 27 which is ycarried over suitable idlers 28 mounted onthe dashboard'of the machine and around the steering wheel shaft of themachine, as indicated at 29, the sleeve of the steering post beingrecessed, as indicated at 30, to allow the belt to bear upon said shaft.

The operation of my apparatus is as follows: lVhen the steering Wheel isturned shaft 15 is rotated which, in turn, oscillates the lamps 8 anddirects the light ahead of the path of travel of the machine. When it iswished Vto adjust the elevation of the lamps and regulate the throw ofthe light, thumb screw 3 is turned by means of which elevating floor 2is tilted. When it is desired to disconnect the lamps from the steeringpost in order that the lamps may remain stationary with respect to thebody of the machine, forked lever 24 may be pulled down, by means ofwhichsleeve 19 on the rotatable rod 15 is moved out of engagement withlug 18, thereby allowing the rod to freely rotate in the sleeve and noInotion is imparted to the lamps.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a dirigible headlight for motor vehicles, a floor member adaptedto be affixed to the top of a vehicle, a base mounted on said floor, arefiector rotatably mounted in said base, means to regulate theelevation of said reflector, a rotatably mounted rod extending upwardfrom the engine hood of the vehicle, a sleeve slidably mounted on theupper end of and adapted to rotate with said rod, a belt connecting saidslidable sleeve with said reflector, means to rotate said rod, and meansto maintain said sleeve against rotation with saidrod.

2. In a dirigible headlight for motor vehicles, a floor member adaptedto be affixed to the top of a vehicle, a base mounted on said fioor, areflector rotatably'mounted in said base, means to regulate theelevation of said reflector, a rotatably mounted rod eX- tending upwardfrom the engine hood of the vehicle, a sleeve slidably mounted on theupper end of and adapted to rotate with said rod, a belt connecting saidslidable sleeve with said reflector, means to rotate said rod, and aforked operating lever mounted on said floor and having its bifurcatedends surrounding said sleeve, whereby the sleeve may be maintainedagainst rotation with said rod.

In a dirigible headlight for motor ve hicles, a floor member adapted tobe affixed to the top of a motor vehicle, an elevation regulating memberhinged to said floor, reectors mounted in bases on said hinged elevationregulating member, means to adjustV said elevation regulating member,and a rotatable rod extending upward from the engine hood of thevehicle, and means whereby rotation of said rod will oscillate saidrefieotors. i

4. In adirigible headlight for motor vehicles, a floor member adapted tobe amxed to the top of a motor vehicle, an elevation regulating memberhinged to said floor, reflectors mounted in bases on said hinged ele-1vation regulating member, means to adjust said elevation regulatingmember, and a rotatable rod extending upward from the engine hood ofsaid vehicle, means whereby rotation of said rod will oscillate saidreflectors, and means whereby said rod may be operatively disconnectedwith respect to said reflectors.

5. Inra dirigibleheadlig'ht for motor vehicles, a sheave adapted to bepositioned on the steering wheel shaft, a sheave mounted in a bracket inthe engine housing, a rod affixed to and extending upward from saidsheave, a sheave `slidably mounted on said rod at its upper end, abracket and depending pintle to maintain said sheave and rod againstlateral movement, a hinged elevating section, a lamp base mounted onsaid elevating 'section a lamp stem rotatably mounted in said base, asheave integrally formed on said lamp stem, a belt connecting saidsheaveon the lamp stem and said slid- 100 ably mounted sleeve on the upper endof the operating rod, a reflector mounted on said lamp stem, means to'adjust said reflector relative to said stem, and a bracket mounted onsaid hinged elevating section to maintain 105 said refiectors inposition relative to said elevating section.

6. `In a dirigible headlight for motor vehicles, a floor member adaptedtobepositioned beneath the top of' thev vehicle, an ele- 110 vatingmember mounted on said floor member, a' reflector mounted on saidelevating member, means carried by said floormember and said elevatingmember to adjust said elevating member relative to said floor 115member, and means connecting said reflector to the steering rod of thevehicle to rotate said reflectors relative thereto.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing 120 witnesses.

' n JOHN w. PEPPLE. Witnesses:

CHAs. S. HYER,

B. F. BEAN, Jr.

